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Suprarenal IVC reconstruction is justified in selected cases, with good functional results. When the renal confluence is resected along with the IVC, renal vein reconstruction may be needed to avoid acute renal failure. The oncologic results of such extensive resections are poor. Adjuvant therapy should be evaluated.

Taken together, these results suggest the potential use of suicide gene-modified tumor cells as therapeutic vaccines against liver metastasis from colon carcinoma.

A significant bacterial translocation in the MLNs occurs after portal triad clamping and liver resection, although not clinically relevant.

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